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MCCPrefixandsuffix

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a   without, lacking, not  
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ab   away from  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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acou   hear  
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acr(o)   ends of a part  
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ad   to, toward  
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aden   gland  
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adip   fat  
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agora   of the market place  
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-al   pertaining to  
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alb   white  
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-alg   pain  
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algia   pain  
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all   different  
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ambi   both  
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ana   up, back, again, excessively  
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andr(o)   male  
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angi(o)   blood vessel  
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aniso   different in size  
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ankyl(o)   bent, crooked  
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ante   before, forward  
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anti   against  
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artereo   artery  
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anthr(o)   joint  
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-ase   enzyme  
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asth   short of breath, panting  
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asthenia   weakness  
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-ate   use, subject to  
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aud   hear  
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aur   ear, hear  
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aus   hear  
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auto   self  
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baro   pressure  
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bi   two, double  
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bio   life  
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blast   immature cell  
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bleph   eye lid  
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brachi   arm  
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brachy   short  
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brady   slow  
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bronch   tracheal division  
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bucc   cheek  
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burs   sac  
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call   thick skin  
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calca   heel  
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can   malignant tumor  
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caput   head  
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capnia   CO2  
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carbia   CO2  
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carc   cancer  
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card   heart  
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cardio   heart  
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carotid   neck artery  
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carp   wrist  
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caus   burn  
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caut   burn  
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cele   hernia  
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cent   center  
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cent   1/100th  
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centesis   puncture with needle  
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cephal   head  
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cerebro   brain  
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cerv   neck  
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chol(e)   bile  
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chondr   cartilage  
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chrom   color  
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chrono   time  
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cide   killing  
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cil   hair-like  
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circum   around  
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-cle   small  
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cleid   clavicle  
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co   with, together  
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col   colon  
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coll   geletin, neck  
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con   with, together  
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cond   knuckle  
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contra   against, opposed  
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core   pupil  
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cori   skin  
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corp   body  
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cost(o)   rib  
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cryo   cold  
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crypto   hidden  
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cubitus   elbow  
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-cule   small  
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cuss   shake  
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cutaneous   skin  
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-cyte   cell  
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cyan(o)   blue  
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cyc   circle  
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cyst(o)   bladder, sac  
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de   down, from  
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dent   tooth  
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derm   skin  
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dextro   right  
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di   two, twice, double  
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dia   through, completely  
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dis   apart  
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dorsi   posterior  
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dromo   running  
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duct   guide, tubular path  
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dynia   pain  
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dys   with pain or difficulty  
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ecto   out from  
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ectomy   surgical removal  
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edem   swelling  
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ego   (Gr) goat, (L) self  
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electr(o)   electricity  
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em   in  
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emesis   vomit  
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-emia   in the blood  
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encephal(o)   brain  
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endo   within  
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enter   intestine  
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ep(i)   on top of  
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erythr(o)   red  
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-esth   sensation  
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eti   cause  
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eu   normal  
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ex   out of  
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facil   easy  
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febr   fever  
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fibr   fibers  
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flex   bend  
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foramen   opening  
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fract   break  
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gastr(o)   stomach  
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gen   become, produce  
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genic   causing, forming  
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gest   carry, produce  
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gloss   tounge  
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gly   glucose  
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gluco   glucose  
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-gnosis   knowledge  
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gon   become, produce  
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-gram   written, recording  
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-graph   written recording  
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gyn   women  
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gynec   women  
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hem(a)   blood  
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hemi   half  
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hepat(o)   liver  
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heter(o)   different  
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histo   tissue  
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homo   same  
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hydro   water  
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hygro   moisture  
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hyper   excessive  
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hypo   deficient  
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hyster(o)   uterus  
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iatr(o)   physician  
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ictal   sudden attack, Sx  
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icter   jaundice  
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idio   personal, strange  
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in   not  
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-ine   usually a vasoconstrictor  
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infra   below  
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ingui   groin  
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ino   fiber  
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inter   between  
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intra   within  
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ipsi   same  
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ism   condition of  
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iso   equal  
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-itis   inflammation  
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kinesis   motion  
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kinetic   motion  
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later   side  
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lact(o)   milk  
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leuk(o)   white  
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lev(o)   left  
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lith(o)   stone  
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ling   tongue  
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-lysis   destroying  
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lytic   destruction  
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macro   large  
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mal   bad  
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meatus   external opening  
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med   middle  
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mega   large  
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mel   limb  
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melan   black  
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men   monthly  
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mening   lining of brain/ spinal cord  
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meta   after, beyond, change  
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meter   measure  
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micro   small  
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milli   1/1000th  
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mime   copy  
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morb   disease  
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morph   shape  
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mono   one  
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myco   fungus  
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myel   spinal cord, marrow  
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my(o)   muscle  
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nas(o)   nose  
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neo   new  
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nephr(o)   kidney  
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neur(o)   nerve  
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noct   night  
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nomen   name  
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nomin   name  
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occipit   back of head  
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ocul   eye  
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odon   tooth  
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oid   likeness, resembles  
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olig(o)   little  
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-ology   science of  
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-olol   generally a beta blocker  
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-oma   tumor  
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onc(o)   cancer, tumor  
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oo   egg  
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oophor   ovary  
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ophthal   eye  
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orch   testes  
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ortho   straight  
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-osis   condition of  
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os   mouth  
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oste(o)   bone  
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-ostomy   created opening  
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ot(o)   ear  
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oxia   oxygen  
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oxy   oxygen  
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para   next to, by the side of  
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pari   to bear offspring  
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parie   wall  
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part   bear  
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path(o)   disease  
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ped   child, foot  
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per   through  
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peri   around  
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percuss   strike through  
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penia   diffincy  
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phago   eat  
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phall(o)   penis  
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-phasia   speech  
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pheo   dusky color  
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philia   loves  
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philic   loves  
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phleb(o)   vein  
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-phobia   fear  
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-phono   voice, sound  
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photo   light  
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phylaxis   protection  
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pino   to drink  
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plasia   to form substance (tissue)  
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plastic   substance (form tissue)  
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-plasty   repair of  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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pleur(o)   lung cavity membrane  
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-pnea   breathing  
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pneum(o)   air, lung  
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pod   foot  
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poikelo   varied  
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poly   many  
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post   after, behind  
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prand   meal  
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-prill   generally an ACE  
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pro   before  
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proct   rectum  
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pseud(o)   false  
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psych(o)   mind  
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ptosis   falling down  
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pty   cough out  
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pulm(o)   lung  
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pur   pus  
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py(o)   pus  
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pyel   renal pelvis  
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pyr(o)   fever  
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quad   four  
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quar   four  
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quat   four  
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radius   rod  
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ren   kidney  
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reticulum   network  
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retro   backward  
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rhin(o)   nose  
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-rhythmia   rhythm  
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-rrhea   flowing  
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-rrhage   excessive flow  
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-rrhagia   burst fourth  
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-rrhaphy   suture repair  
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rub   red  
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salpin   tube  
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sang   blood  
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sarco   flesh  
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scler   hard  
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-scope   instrument to examine  
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-scopy   exam with instrument  
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sebum   fat  
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sect   cut  
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semi   half  
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sept   wall  
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sinister   left, bad  
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sinus   cavity  
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somat(o)   body  
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somn(e)   sleep  
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sonic   sound  
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spir   coil  
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stasis   stopping  
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stat   stop  
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-static   stopping  
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stature   height  
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status   condition  
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steno   narrowing  
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stern(o)   sternum  
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stoma   mouth, opening  
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-stomy   surgical opening  
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sub   under  
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sulc   groove  
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super   above  
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supra    
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sym   with, together  
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tachy   fast  
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tact   touch  
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talu   ankle  
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-taxia   order, arrangement of  
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tel   distance  
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thermia   relating to temperature  
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thorac(o)   chest  
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thromb(o)   clot  
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toc(o)   uterine contraction  
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tome   cut  
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-tomy   cutting  
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toxic   damaging  
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trans   across  
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tri   three  
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trich   hair  
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-trophia   nourishment  
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tropic   influence  
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tuss   cough  
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uni   one  
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uria   urine  
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varic   dilated vein  
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vagin   vagina  
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vaso   vessel  
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ventr   front, anterior  
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venter   abdomen, belly  
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viscer(o)   viscera (loops of the bowel)  
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vitro   glass  
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vivo   life  
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xen(o)   foregin  
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xer(o)   dry  
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zoo   non-human animal  
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